UNEP/LAC-IG.XVII/6Page 287. To recognize the need to create a new mechanism to strengthen the sciencepolicy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services.8. To contribute positiv<strong>el</strong>y to the third and final negotiations meeting to be h<strong>el</strong>din June 2010 in the Republic of Korea on improving the science-policy interface onbiodiversity and ecosystem services, as a way to strengthen the objectives of CBD,Bonn Convention on Migratory Species, Ramsar Convention and other r<strong>el</strong>ated globalagreements, to support generation of knowledge at the local, national, regional andglobal lev<strong>el</strong>s.9. To call upon UNEP, to the extent possible, to provi<strong>de</strong> resources to support theactive participation of the countries from the region in the Third IntergovernmentalMeeting to strengthen the science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystemservices (IPBES).10. To increase efforts to conserve biodiversity, promoting the full implementationof multilateral environmental agreements on biodiversity.11. To activ<strong>el</strong>y participate in the discussion and adoption of a 10 YearFramework Programme on Sustainable Consumption and Production, during the<strong>de</strong>liberations of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Dev<strong>el</strong>opment at its2010 to 2011 sessions.12. To reaffirm the need that the transition towards sustainable consumption andproduction patterns should be acc<strong>el</strong>erated in <strong>de</strong>v<strong>el</strong>oped countries.13. To take into account the priorities of the region, to expedite the transition tosustainable consumption and production patterns, that promote social an<strong>de</strong>conomic <strong>de</strong>v<strong>el</strong>opment within the limits of capacity of ecosystems, and facilitate the<strong>de</strong>coupling between economic growth and ecosystem <strong>de</strong>gradation, throughimprovements in resource efficiency and productive processes, and by reducing the<strong>de</strong>gradation of natural resources, pollution and waste.14. To adopt mechanisms that strengthens South-South cooperation among thecountries of Latin America and the Caribbean as a tool for transferring knowledge,successful experiences, technology and technical resources, among others.15. To continue strengthening the opportunities and capacities for the active andinformed participation of all major groups in policies and programmes towardssustainable <strong>de</strong>v<strong>el</strong>opment.16. To reaffirm our commitment to incorporate the environmental agenda in longtermnational policies and advocate for the integration of environmentalconsi<strong>de</strong>rations into the daily work of public administrations, parliaments, judicialsystems, local communities, private company, research institutions, aca<strong>de</strong>mia, andall sectors of society.17. To strengthen and continue to activ<strong>el</strong>y participate in the discussion fora forthe construction of the methodological sheets of environmental indicators emergingand in <strong>de</strong>v<strong>el</strong>opment.18. To promote the <strong>el</strong>aboration and use of the ILAC indicators at the regional andsubregional lev<strong>el</strong>s, promoting synergies among r<strong>el</strong>ated regional mechanisms, inor<strong>de</strong>r to monitor progress in meeting the objectives of sustainable <strong>de</strong>v<strong>el</strong>opment.
UNEP/LAC-IG.XVII/6Page 2919. To promote actions towards the effective implementation of the Ten YearStrategy of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification within ourregion, through improving the integration of sustainable land management innational <strong>de</strong>v<strong>el</strong>opment frameworks. Likewise, to recognize the role of sustainabl<strong>el</strong>and management in contributing to climate change adaptation and biodiversityconservation20. To strengthen mechanisms towards access to environmental information incountries of the region, promoting the generation and dissemination of r<strong>el</strong>evant,updated and good quality environmental information, through capacity building andcooperation among ILAC countries and the ITC.21. To continue active support for the implementation of the Barbados Plan ofAction (BPoI) and Mauritius Strategy For Further Implementation of the Programmeof Action for the Sustainable Dev<strong>el</strong>opment of Small Island Dev<strong>el</strong>oping States.22. To reaffirm our commitment with environmental education in the region, inparticular with the promotion of the Latin American and Caribbean Programme onEnvironmental Education (PLACEA) launched by this forum in 2003, as w<strong>el</strong>l as thesubregional mechanisms arising from it, taking into consi<strong>de</strong>ration priority themesi<strong>de</strong>ntified in the RAP.23. To w<strong>el</strong>come the active participation of UNEP in the pre<strong>para</strong>tory processtowards Rio+20 as proposed by the Governing Council in its 11 th Special Session.Signed in the City of Panama, Republic of Panama, on Friday 30 th April2010 by the Ministers and D<strong>el</strong>egates to this Seventeenth Forum ofMinisters of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.Mr. Conrod HunteAmbassador and DeputyPermanent RepresentativePermanent Mission of Antigua andBarbuda to the United NationsANTIGUA AND BARBUDAMr. Denis LoweMinisterMinistry of the Environment,Water Resources and DrainageBARBADOSMr. Gaspar VegaMinisterMinistry of Natural Resourcesand the EnvironmentBELIZESra. María Cecilia Wey <strong>de</strong> BrittonSecretaria <strong>de</strong> Biodiversidad y BosquesMinisterio <strong>de</strong> <strong>Medio</strong> <strong>Ambiente</strong>BRAZILSra. María Ignacia Benítez PereiraMinistra Presi<strong>de</strong>ntaComisión Nacional <strong>de</strong>l<strong>Medio</strong> <strong>Ambiente</strong> (CONAMA)CHILESra. Claudia Patricia MoraViceministraMinisterio <strong>de</strong> <strong>Ambiente</strong>, Vivienday Desarrollo TerritorialCOLOMBIA